The expressive touch and playability of Schimmel’s pianos are the results of years of exhaustive research, the expertise of Schimmel’s Master Technicians, and Schimmel’s Computer Assisted Piano Engineering technology, (CAPE-Tech) precision. Please choose from damper felt for single, double or triple strings. Felts are 3/8' wide and 1/2' tall and the single note damper felt is tapered.
Today, at Schimmel’s state of the art Facility in Braunschweig Germany, Schimmel’s master technicians have full quality control over every step in the production process. Was: Upright piano damper wedge felt strip for bass notes. Schimmel pianos were being exported all over the world and they haven’t stopped improving since.
Piano sales for Schimmel were booming by the time the 1950’s rolled around as Schimmel had produced a piano that had become the worlds best selling upright piano manufactured by a resident German. He was even accredited with titles by vendors to various royal houses. Shortly after his piano-making journey had begun, Schimmel won numerous awards at fairs and world expositions.
Fridolin Schimmel instruments feature scales, actions, and cabinets designed by Schimmel in Germany, and are made to high quality standards by. Wilhelm’s first workshop in Leipzig was only about 13 square meters, yet he started to lay unimaginable foundations for a company that would outlast him for four generations. The Fridolin Schimmel line is named for Wilhelm Schimmel’s younger brother, who emigrated to America in 1890, and in 1893 established his own piano-manufacturing business, in Faribault, Minnesota.
Wilhelm Schimmel officially founded Schimmel Piano in 1885 in Leipzig Germany after years of training in piano manufacturing.